Arsenal maintain focus as title pretenders aim to stay in frame

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ARSENAL would have been entitled to gloat. They had beaten West Bromwich Albion, the most stubborn and tenacious of teams, 2-1 on Thursday and had doubled their lead at the top of the Barclaycard Premiership to four points. Those immediately below them, the gaggle of title pretenders, had all dropped points.

However, any punching of the air or rubbing of hands with glee was done in the privacy of the visiting team’s dressing-room at The Hawthorns. Arsenal may exude excellence laced with arrogance on the pitch, but they are humble and thoughtful off it. It is what keeps perspective at